...Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallow'd fire of his Altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases" (Prose, 1:82021), imitating the call of Isaiah (6). Such was Milton's passion for fame, justly earned....

...says he, "is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit that . . . can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim...altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, and . . . insight into all...

...Daughters, but by Devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance & knowledge & sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his Altar to touch & purify the lips of whom he pleases. MILTON."7 On the one hand, there is an "invocation," on the other,...

...composition of poetry. Since literary genius is the gift of "that eternall Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases," the divine calling of the poet provides credentials at least as legitimate as those bestowed by canonical...

...devout prayer to that great Being who is the source of all utterance and knowledge ; and who sendeth out His seraphim with the hallowed fire of His altar to touch and purify the lips of whom He pleases. ' When the cheerfulness of the people,' says this mighty poet, 'is so sprightly up, as that it has...